Army foils infiltration bid in North Kashmir
Srinagar: The Indian Army Thursday claimed to have foiled an infiltration bid in North Kashmir’s Tangdhar Sector, reports said. According to the defense sources, the militants were successfully repulsed by the army troops during the early hours of Thursday. “An attempted infiltration bid by Pak militants was successfully repulsed by alert Army troops in Tangdhar […]
JK owns 1251 kanals land in Haryana, 173 kanals in Delhi, 20 kanals in Mumbai
Jammu: Minister for Education Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari, replying on behalf of Minister for Hospitality and Protocol, informed the House that the immovable properties of the state in various parts of the country include 41 kanals and 12 marlas at 5 Prithviraj Road; 11 kanals and 18.2 marlas at Chanakyapuri; 114 kanals and 11.2 marlas at […]
Heavy Pak shelling along LoC in Rajouri, 71 schools closed
Jammu: The armies of India and Pakistan exchanged heavy mortar shelling along the Line of Control (LoC) today targeting civilian areas as well as Army posts in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, forcing the authorities to close 71 schools in the district. “Heavy shelling was resorted to by Pakistan troops in Nowshera and Lam […]
UN official says Rohingya crisis has ‘hallmarks of genocide’
Seoul: The UN special envoy on human rights in Myanmar said today that the Myanmar military’s violent operations against Rohingya Muslims bear “the hallmarks of a genocide.” Yanghee Lee told reporters in Seoul, where she is based, that she couldn’t make a definitive declaration about genocide until a credible international tribunal or court had weighed […]
North Kashmir Kupwara: 70-yr-old man found dead in nallah
Kupwara: A dead body of a 70 year old man was found lying in a nallah in Magray Mohalla, Batergam of this north Kashmir district on Thursday. According to the sources, the locals found the body lying along roadside at Batergam and informed police who immediately rushed to the spot. The deceased was identified as Abdul Aziz Peer, […]
Highlights of Union Budget 2018-19
New Delhi: Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley presents general Budget 2018-19 in Parliament. Budget guided by mission to strengthen agriculture, rural development, health, education, employment, MSME and infrastructure sectors Government says, a series of structural reforms will propel India among the fastest growing economies of the world. Country firmly on course to achieve over 8 % […]
24 Development Authorities setup to augment tourism infrastructure: Priya
Jammu: Minister of State for Tourism informed that the legislative Assembly that the state government has established 24 Tourism Development Authorities (TDA)s to boost the Tourism sector and develop related infrastructures in various tourism potential areas of Jammu and Kashmir. Replying to a clubbed question of Mr Mushtaq Ahmad Shah and Mr Shakti Raj Parihar, […]
Govt vigorously pursuing increase in medical seats: Bali Baghat
JAMMU: Minister for Health and Medical Education Department, Bali Baghat Thursday informed the Legislative Council that the Government is vigorously pursuing, with the concerned authorities, the issue of increase in the post-graduate medical seats for the state’s Medical Colleges. The Minister was replying to a joint Calling Attention Notice by MLCs Mohammad Khursheed Aalam and Qaiser Jamsheed […]
2154 teacher, 1296 other posts being filled in Education Deptt: Altaf Bukhari
JAMMU: Minister for Education, Mr Altaf Ahmad Bukhari today informed Legislative Assembly that the Government has referred 2154 teacher, 1296 non-teaching staff vacancies for fast track recruitment to overcome the paucity of staff (teaching and non-teaching) in the schools. The department is contemplating to refer more posts to the recruiting agencies soon and in this […]
Crypto currencies not legal, will eliminate their use: FM
New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said all crypto currencies, which include bitcoins, are illegal and the government will take all measures to eliminate their use. “The government does not consider crypto currencies as legal tender or coin and (will) take all measures to eliminate the use of crypto assets…,” he said while presenting […]